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Creating a Nomad

In the creation of your nomad character, consider what made them take up The Journey in the first place, and why they continue in their quest. Did your father or mother bring you along on their travels? Did you hear of some fantastical tale of planes far away? Or did you simply become bored with the mundae triviality of the material?

What did you do on your Journey? Was it a perilous dash through Pandemonium and the Nine Hells? Was it a calm stroll through Bytopia that made you rethink your motivations? Could it even have been a whirlwind romp through the most renowned taverns of the outer planes?

How has your planar link affected you? Maybe you found yourself linked to a hideous plane of evil despite your cloistered youth, and it has drawn out dark thoughts that you had once forgotten? Or did you truly connect with your plane and have often fought yourself on whether to remain there, only to leave it behind? Or possibly your dark and rough past was shown in a new light when you discovered your connection to a nature plane?

The great variety of planes and nomads means that they can fall into any alignment or planar link, though most who have seen extremes of both good and evil or law and chaos prefer to remain neutral.

Class Features

As a nomad, you gain the following class features

Portal Arts

At 1st level your link to planar energies gives you access to a number of special techniques called portal arts. You learn two portal arts of your choice. Your Portal Arts are detailed at the end of this class description. You learn additional portal arts as shown in the "Arts Known" column of the nomad table. Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the arts you know and replace it with another art that you are capable of using.

Portal Arts can be used in place of one of your melee weapon attacks on your turn unless otherwise stated. You have a number of uses of your Portal Arts that is dependent on your level, as shown in the "Art Uses" column of the nomad table. You regain all expended uses when you finish a short or long rest.

Your Portal Arts are dependent upon your Charisma, your force of will, which is used to harness the power generated by the "tectonics" of the planes to create portals. This ability allows you "demand" that a portal be opened with your will, and as you develop your willpower, so too do your portals improve. If a portal art requires a saving throw, your Portal Art save DC is calculated as follows:

Portal Art save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier

Weapon Art

At 2nd level, you have trained and traveled with a specific style of weapon for vast amounts of time, developing your skills around its use. Choose one of the following options:

Traveler's Sense

You are an experienced traveler, regardless of the plane. At 2nd level, you gain the following benefits:

• You always know which way is north
• Even when you are engaged in another activity while traveling (such as foraging, navigating, or tracking), you remain alert to danger.
• You can accurately judge the distance between yourself and any other point that you can see without the need for a map or scale.

Planar Link

Nomads are travelers, and often they traverse all manner of planes and demiplanes in their lives. Much like travelers of the material, though, they always hold within their hearts some link to a certain plane. At 3rd level, you have matured in your travels enough to have established a link, and choose a plane to associate with. There are obviously a great many planes in the multiverse, but they normally fall into one of four categories: Chaos, Darkness, Light, or Nature, each of which is detailed at the end of this class description.

Your Planar Link grants you features at 3rd level, and again at 7th, 10th, and 14th level.

Ability Score Increase

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 18th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Extra Attack

Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Falling Dodge

When you reach 6th level, you learn to slip away from danger through a quick portal under your feet. As a reaction When you are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you can choose to succeed on the save before rolling it, and teleport to an unoccupied space you can see within your Far Strike range. This feature does not negate any of the effects of a successful save. Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest.

You can use this feature twice between long rests starting at 13th level, and three times between long rests starting at 17th level.

Planar Links

Scattered as they may be, even nomads share certain sensibilities through their tendencies. A nomad seeks to see as much of the multiverse as they can, but most would agree that they felt a special connection to one in particular. The multiverse has a way of making that connection tangible, especially to one who regularly transition between planes.

Chaos

You have found yourself drawn to a plane of pure chaos, one whose very structure is as wild and volatile as its demonic inhabitants. You might have been drawn in by the Abyss' delightful disdain for uniformity and law, or maybe just for the beautifully endless scenery of Limbo, an infinite void of chaotic masses colliding and transforming. Even so, within this unending chaos, you are at home.

Demonology

Demonic societies in the planes of chaos are unstructured and difficult to discern, but you have gathered a sizable knowledge of the creatures themselves. At 3rd level when you choose this link, you learn to speak, read, and write abyssal, and you have advantage on ability checks made to remember details about demons, such as their type, where they generally reside on your plane, and any damage resistances they have. Additionally, you have advantage on checks made to remember details about your plane.

Demonic Anatomy

At 3rd level when you choose this link, Your connection to the planes of demons has changed your physical form. Your teeth grow sharp, curved horns sprout from your head or your hands grow to be gruesome claws. Whatever the case, you gain a natural weapon that deals 1d8 bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage (as appropriate for the weapon). These weapons can be used with your Far Strike feature.

Creature of Chaos

Your journeys among the planes of chaos and the demons within have granted you certain abilities. At 7th level you choose one of the demon princes that have influenced your experience, gaining benefits based on that prince.

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• Baphomet. Baphomet's perfect memory is surprisingly attainable. You can perfectly recall any path you have traveled, and can't become lost except by magical means.
• Demogorgon. Demogorgon's beastly senses are not solely a result of his twin heads, and you know his methods. You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on your eyes and nose.
• Juiblex. You have studied the faceless lord's form and learned to traverse small places yourself. You can move through a space as narrow as 1 foot wide without squeezing.

 

Creature of Chaos Improvement

By 10th level, your affinity for the planes of chaos grows, as does your understanding of their powers. You gain one of the following benefits based on your previous choice.

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• Baphomet. You learn to imitate the horrifying howl of Baphomet by opening a special portal to the Abyss that lets out frightening sounds of malice and contempt. As an action on your turn you force all creatures within 30 feet of you that can hear you to make a Wisdom saving throw against your Portal Arts DC. On a failed save the target is frightened of you until the end of your next turn. Once you use this feature you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.
• Demogorgon. You learn to imitate the effects of Demogorgon's powerful gaze with the use of small portals in front of your eyes, leading to a particularly maddening corner of the Abyss. As an action on your turn, you can force a creature that can see you within 60 feet to make a Wisdom saving throw against your Portal Arts save DC. On a failed save, the creature suffers the effects of the confusion spell. You must concentrate on this effect like a spell. Once you use this feature you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.
• Juiblex. You learn to imitate an ooze's sticky climbing ability as a number of small portals open to the slime pits of the Abyss just above your skin. As an action on your turn, your flesh develops a sticky ooze-like layer that allows you to climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Once you use this feature you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

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Planar Collision

At 14th level, your link to the chaotic plane is such that you can feel the movement of Limbo within you even while you are away. As an action on your turn, you can spend one use of your Portal Arts to open a large portal above you, hurling forth one of the massive floating masses of Limbo. The mass impacts a point you can see within 200 feet of you, causing all creatures within a 20-foot radius sphere to make a Dexterity saving throw against your Portal Arts save DC. A creature takes 10d10 bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as much on a successful one.

Once you use this feature you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Other Planes

If you don't feel that the planar archetypes presented here fit your character, story, or world, you are encouraged to work with your DM to create your own class options. The 3rd level features of your archetype should grant a ribbon social or information-related benefit, and some identifying mechanical benefit. Subsequent features should generally focus on becoming more like the inhabitants of your plane. Try to think of abilities or effects that are unique to your plane and its inhabitants, such as the Devil's Sight ability included in the Plane of Darkness archetype.

Light

You are aligned with a plane of holy light and unshakable law, such as the Seven Heavens of Mount Celestia. Many celestials reside in established society upon these planes, blanketing them in holy light. Maybe you were drawn to the home plane of a deity you worship, or maybe it was the rigid, lawful idealism. Some find the idyllic atmosphere of these planes unbearable, but within them you are at home.

Purifying Light

At 14th level, when you use your Holy Light feature, it can remain active for up to 10 mintues. Additionally, while it is active, your weapons become enchanted by divine light as long as they are in your hands. When you make a successful weapon attack on your turn, you can expend your reaction for this round to cause that attack to deal an additional 3d8 radiant damage.

 

Nature

You have become linked to a plane of nature, such as the Feywild or the Beastlands. The magical wonder of these planes draws the interest of many travelers, as does the wild and free atmosphere. The flora and fauna of your plane welcomes you, and you feel at home in nature's embrace.

Courtly Etiquette

You have mingled with the natural and magical creatures of your plane and learned their ways, from the fickle faerie courts to the wild plains of the Beastlands. At 3rd level, when you choose this link, you learn to speak, read, and write sylvan, and you have advantage on ability checks made to interact socially with fey and faerie. Additionally, you have advantage on checks made to remember details about your plane.

Magical Arts

Your time among fey and the creatures of nature has taught you a few magical tricks. At 3rd level, when you choose this link, you learn one cantrip from the druid spell list. Additionally, you choose one druid spell of 1st level. You can expend one use of your portal arts to cast that spell at its lowest level. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for this spell.

When you reach 7th level, you learn an additional spell, and you can learn spells up to 2nd level, and at 14th level, you one final spell, and you can learn spells up to 3rd level. Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can choose to replace one spell or cantrip you know with another one.

Faerie Form

At 7th level, you gain the ability to magically shrink down to the form of a pixie. As an action on your turn, you can expend one use of your Portal Arts to reduce your size, becoming Tiny, along with any equipment you are wearing. While in this form, You gain the following effects:

• Your gain a +4 bonus to your AC
• You have advantage on Dexterity saving throws.
• All attacks you make have their damage reduced by 1d6.
• You have disadvantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws

You can remain in this form for up to 10 minutes or until you fall to 0 hit points or grow to normal size as a bonus action. If you attempt to grow to your true form in an area where you would not normally fit, You emerge in the nearest appropriate and unoccupied space and take 2d10 bludgeoning damage

Beast Sense

By 10th level, your senses sharpen to rival those of a beast. You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) and Intelligence (Investigation) checks that rely on your sight, smell, or hearing.

Tree Stride

At 14th level, you learn of a special form of natural portal that permeates most planes. On your turn, you can use 10 feet of your movement to step magically into one living tree you can touch, emerging from a second living tree within 30 ft. of the first tree in an unoccupied space within 5 ft. of the second tree. Both trees must be Large or bigger.

Alternatively, you can augment this effect with your portal arts. If you expend one use of your Portal Arts as a bonus action on your turn, when you step within the tree you instantly know the location of all other similar trees within 500 feet and can emerge from any one of those instead.

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Planes of the Great Wheel

Plane Name	Alignment	Link Type
Mechanus	LN	Light
Arcadia	LN/LG	Light
Mount Celestia	LG	Light
Bytopia	LG,NG	Light
Elyseum	NG	Light
Beastlands	NG/CG	Nature
Arborea	CG	Nature
Ysgard	CG/CN	Nature
Limbo	CN	Chaos
Pandemonium	CN/CE	Chaos
Abyss	CE	Chaos
Carceri	CE/NE	Chaos
Hades	NE	Darkness
Gehenna	NE/LE	Darkness
Nine Hells	LE	Darkness
Acheron	LE/LN	Darkness

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Portal Arts

Ether Strike

When you make a melee weapon attack as part of your Far Strike feature, you send your weapon careening through the ethereal plane on its way toward the target. All creatures in a straight line between you and your target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or take force damage equal to your Charisma modifier as the weapon tumbles through their ethereal souls.

This damage increases to double your Charisma modifier when you reach 6th level, and triple your Charisma modifier when you reach 11th level.

Fey Strike

Prerequisite: Nature Plane

When you make a melee weapon attack as part of your Far Strike feature, you throw your weapon through an enchanted grove of the Feywild on its way to your target. A target hit by this attack must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be charmed by you until the beginning of your next turn. A creature charmed in this way regards you and your allies as good friends who are to be protected.

Flurry Strike

Prerequisite: 11th level or higher

You create a special portal with multiple exits, splitting anything that flows through it. When you make a melee weapon attack as part of your Far Strike feature, you can use a bonus action to target a second creature within your range with the same attack roll.

If you have the Bowstriker Weapon Art, you can also use this ability with a ranged weapon.

Grasping Hands

You open a 3-foot diameter portal in an unoccupied space within your Far Strike range, out of which reach several ethereal hands. All Large or smaller creatures that move within 5 feet of the portal must succeed on a Strength saving throw or become grappled by the hands until the beginning of their next turn. The portal remains for up to 1 minute before closing and releasing its targets.

Infernal Flame

Prerequisite: Darkness Plane, 11th level or higher

When you make a melee weapon attack as part of your Far Strike feature, you can drag the weapon through the Nine Hells before delivering its strike to your target. You must decide to use this ability before making the attack. After the attack, whether it is successful or not, all creatures within 15 feet of the target must make a Dexterity saving throw to avoid the explosive wave of flame that follows your weapon out of the portal. A creature takes 6d6 fire damage on a failed save or half as much on a successful one.

Light of the Upper Planes

Prerequisite: Light Plane

You open a small portal to a plane of light at a point within your Far Strike range, shedding bright light in 30-foot a cone in front of it. Creatures within the bright light regain hit points equal to 1d6 + your Charisma modifier. If the creature is undead, they instead take this amount in radiant damage.

This ability's damage and healing increase by 1d6 at 6th level and 11th level

Loop Shot

Prerequisite: Bowstriker Weapon Art

As a bonus action on your turn, you can choose to establish a small portal near a target you can see within your weapon's range. All ranged weapon attacks you make this turn against that target ignore cover and are made with advantage.

Portal Push

Whenever you would force another creature to move, you can choose to expend a use of your portal arts to extend the maximum distance of that forced movement by an amount equal to your Far Strike range.

Portway

Prerequisite: 11th level or higher

You expend a use of your Portal Arts to cast passwall as a 5th level spell without the need for material components.

Redirection Shield

Prerequisite: Steadystriker Weapon Art

As a bonus action on your turn, you can create a shield-sized portal upon your arm that persists for up to 1 minute. You must have one hand free to use this ability.

When you are targeted by an unsuccessful melee weapon attack, you can use your reaction to open a portal before you and redirect the attack. Choose a creature within your Far Strike range, including your attacker. If the attack roll that targeted you is greater than that creature's AC, it is hit by the attack instead.

Rending Strike

Prerequisite: Greatstriker Weapon Art

You cause a small, sharp portal to follow your weapon's path, cutting into the target. While using a versatile weapon with both hands, you can use a bonus action to cause your next Far Strike melee weapon attack to deal additional magical slashing damage equal to your level.

Shift

As a bonus action on your turn, you temporarily vanish into the ethereal plane. At the start of you next turn you return to the space you vanished from if that space is unoccupied, or in the closest unoccupied space if it is not.

While on the Ethereal Plane, you can see and hear the plane you originated from, which is cast in shades of gray, and you can't see anything more than 60 feet away. You can only affect and be affected by other creatures on the Ethereal Plane. Creature that aren't there can't perceive you or interact with you, unless they have the ability to do so.

Wormhole

Prerequisite: 11th level or higher

You expend a use of your Portal Arts to cast Arcane Gate as a 6th level spell without the need for material components.

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